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I also hope for a Jindal veto. End the tolls like promised 14 years ago. This should not be going to a vote especially by the folks who have nothing to do with this issue. The obvious reason this was opened to everyone for a vote is because it's the only way the politicians have a shot of passing this outrageous bill. Tax tax tax and give me more more more of your money.

Public workers need to wake up and realize there is no money and the party is over. It seems tax payers are finally waking up and realizing these people want a great deal and the tax payers are footing the bill. Tax, tax tax to get what they want. They need to be more in line with private pay, time off, insurance benefits and retirement.

Please veto the most outrageous bill.....the vote to end/extend tolls on the CCC. The vote should never take place and, as we were promised, the tolls should end in 2012. Politicians just can't pass up the pot of money (tax) and will do anything to make sure these funds are available for another 20 years including opening up the vote to all residents of the area even though they should have no input on this matter. But how else would they have a chance for the bill to pass......

Please veto the most outrageous bill.....the vote to end/extend tolls on the CCC. The vote should never take place and, as we were promised, the tolls should end in 2012. Politicians just can't pass up the pot of money (tax) and will do anything to make sure these funds are available for another 20 years including opening up the vote to all residents of the area even though they should have no input on this matter. But how else would they have a chance for the bill to pass......

It's interesting that Sazeracian talks about the goodness of non-believers. I read an article written by a "non believer" that basically was criticizing people who do not believe in deity refusing to be called atheism. So much for the difference in humanist and some of Mr. DeWitt's friends.

I hope the lawsuit eliminates the public vote on the issue. There should be NO vote period. The tolls were due to expire at the end of 2012 and they should. The fact that the politicians knew they would lose the vote if only the people who use the bridge voted and therefore expanded the vote to everyone is, putting it mildly, OUTRAGEOUS.
BTW tell the woman from Pierre Part to shove it. She does not want funding taken from her area well we don't want to pay tolls to fund every other project except the one it's collected for and to line politicians and friends pockets. A politician never met a pot of money they could pass up. If the tolls are good for this bridge then they should be good for all bridges.

Dave, a typical democrat, questions the audacity of Walker to ask public workers to contribute more to their benefit programs in order to bring them not even but a little closer to private worker's contributions and help reduce a huge State deficit. Guess what Dave, it is working so get used to it. You will now see more of it spread throughout the country. Oh, and without increasing taxes on the people of Wisconsin.

hey hey hey good bye. One and done for Obama. The Dems, the unions, their money and the "get out to vote" dem crowd could not defeat Walker. Never should have been a recall election and this clearly proves that fact.

I'm worried when a bill like this is passed. If it only applies to non violent offenders and can NEVER be applied to violent offenders in some way then fine. However, I've seen time and time again these openings stretched by the bleeding heart ultra liberals in ways they were not originally intended. Some people convicted of crimes and sentenced to life should be there and stay there. ONly if the murdered victim and their family get a second chance should the convicted get a second chance...period.

Yep, my wife was one of the less fortunate. I don't understand this whole scenario other than to basically have a "restart" or do over and start from scratch. At this point, I guess you have time vested so you reapply under the rules. However, she probably should be searching for another job because there will be so many people re-applying it will almost be impossible to land one of the positions if they go by seniority. Layoffs happen all the time in the workforce these days. I just don't understand the process being implemented.

Nolaman, keep kidding yourself. The schools are not responsible for installing moral values and respect for human life. Many of these kids fail before they even get to the school system. The parents have no values and therefore pass no values to the kids. They show up at school and refuse to learn, obey rules and attempt to succeed. The schools have many problems but don't blame problems being experienced in our communities on schools....put the blame on self serving parents.

BTW, I am glad to see this money can not be used to subsidize the ferrys. I used the ferry to travel to the french quarter fest. The people that were asking people to sign the petition to save the ferry service were outright misleading everyone they could and that is why they got as many signatures (not that many but would have been less). I stood and watched as they asked people, many visiting the city, to sign the petition to save the ferrys. However, they were not telling them it was linked to extending the tolls on the bridge.

There is one reason and one reason only that the voting has been expanded. If it was voted on by the people that should vote, the tolls would be defeated and removed. However, the politicians must believe that this gives approval a much better chance. I hope the people on the EB are approached by the groups that oppose the toll and a full explanation is provided to them. At that point hopefully they vote NO to extending the tolls. A politician never met a pot of money they can pass up. It's already law that the tolls will automatically expire so the fact that we are voting on this is ludicrous. Hopefully Heitmeier and group will receive their due in the booth at election time for this stunt.

Navy, right on point. It's a shame the previous bloggers are so blind and incapable of any thought. They have one single mindset and that is....if you don't vote for Obama or if you don't like Obama it's because he is black and you are a racist. They just don't get the fact that he has failed in almost every campaign promise he made, he is the most divisive president ever (Rep against Dems and all about class warfare) and now on the campaign trail he flat out distorts the truth about his abysmal record. Hopefully one and done for this failure.

It is a shame that these 2 idiots can't be fined for their interference with city business. It really shows what type of people with no leadership we have selected to run the city. If Mitch takes advantage of this he should have his cahoonies removed. I would lose total respect for him and I believe anyone that still has respect will also do the same.